Dash of Inspiration: Digital Watercolor Freebies

I’ve always loved the watercolor medium. Whether it’s a light splash of color to create a lovely wash of hues; or rich, bold colors, this medium with it’s whites left uncolored technique has a recognizable artistic quality which stands out from all others.

For those of us who simply are not gifted with the talent to create traditional watercolor paintings, here are some fun goodies to use in your designs to create the illusion of watercolor. Those of you new to Photoshop or the digital art world, please refrain from plopping the ‘watercolor’ Photoshop filter on a photograph as a stand alone effect – this filter doesn’t even come close to resembling the watercolor medium, and will very likely appear as Excessive Effects causing your creation to be deemed unmarketable at GCU.